Digital Accessibility Community of Practice
Join the Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (DACoP) to hear presentations from people working in accessibility. Bring your questions to receive advice and guidance in a supportive, informal group setting.
The DACoP replaces the Web Standards Clinics. If you used to attend the clinics, the DACoP is for you.
How often the DACoP meets
The DACoP meets once a month for . It’s run by the Web Standards team from Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).
What the DACoP is about
The DACoP is for sharing and learning about the interesting, innovative or just plain exciting things practitioners are doing to make the digital world more accessible. Each meeting will include 1 or 2 presentations ranging from to .
The meetings are also a forum for people to ask questions, general or specific, theoretical or technical, about digital accessibility. The emphasis is on best practice and practical solutions.
Who can attend
The DACoP is for anyone involved in delivering digital services — public or private sector.
It’s free to join and attendance at the monthly sessions is on a drop-in basis — no reservation is needed. Many people come and go during meetings as their schedules allow.
Do you care to share?
If you’re keen to share what you’re doing or thinking about digital accessibility, the community would love to hear it. You could do a show and tell, a presentation with slides, or anything in between. If this is something you’re interested in doing, please email web.standards@dia.govt.nz.
Meetings are not recorded
To create a safe space for attendees, the meetings are not recorded. The only information recorded is the organisations represented by attendees and the topics of discussion.
When and where for meetings
The meetings are held via Microsoft Teams only, on the last Thursday of each month, from to .
To get the Teams link for the meetings, email web.standards@dia.govt.nz.
Upcoming presentations
Basic accessibility testing: why accessibility matters for everyone
Nikki Chua-Amparo from the Ministry of Social Development will talk about:
- the basic accessibility testing their team does as part of their regular website testing
- what tools their team uses
- how they’re improving accessibility for their users.
Digital Accessibility Standard research insights
Over the last 3 months, the Web Standards team at DIA (Jason and Katherine) have been talking to a lot of people about the current state of accessibility in government. They’ll share the insights gained from this work.
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